GUN Apparently, Wal-Mart is a "public gathering" in Newnan, GA

A man was arrested for carrying a deadly weapon at a public gathering because he was carrying in WalMart.

This is the piece of state code he is charged with violating:

16-11-127.
(a) Except as provided in Code Section 16-11-127.1, a person is guilty of a misdemeanor when he or she carries to or while at a public gathering any explosive compound, firearm, or knife designed for the purpose of offense and defense.
(b) For the purpose of this Code section, 'public gathering' shall include, but shall not be limited to, athletic or sporting events, churches or church functions, political rallies or functions, publicly owned or operated buildings, or establishments at which alcoholic beverages are sold for consumption on the premises. Nothing in this Code section shall otherwise prohibit the carrying of a firearm in any other public place by a person licensed or permitted to carry such firearm by this part.

He'll get off, unless it comes to light that he had no holster for that pistol. In GA, you can only carry on your person in a holster. So, he would've needed a pocket holster or some such holster.

That second item after the WalMart incident, though, sounds fishy. They don't give many details, but you don't have to have a permit just to have a pistol. What may have happened, and it's not in the blurb, is that the guy had the blaster concealed in his vehicle without a permit. In which case, he's an idiot for letting the officer search, because there was no other reason for the officer to do so.

Officer Jason Kempf stopped David Dunnaway, 26, on May 26 for speeding on East Broad Street. The nervous offender soon revealed, once pulled over, that he was carrying a newly-purchased weapon for which he had no permit, said Kempf. Officer Kempf found the .45 caliber Ruger, loaded with eight .45 rounds, and a second magazine loaded with eight more rounds. Kempf said that he also found a Georgia I.D. card, an expired Louisiana driver's license and an expired Louisiana tag. The passenger was released when it was determined that he had no warrants, and the vehicle was towed. The driver was arrested for expired license, expired tag and carrying a concealed weapon.